St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-21
THE sT.pAUL pREsRxrERY.
Big Days WOrk.-Another Tilt
OVerIke West Affair.

yesterday morning with large attendance
The first business was the reading of the
complaint and appeal in regard to the First
church of st. Paul Or. Vests church),
md the papers were ordered placed on file
The following committees were APP
pointed: Overture and judicial, Rev. DR..
Christie, Rev. a. W. Ringland and T. j.
Gray; mileage, Il. P. Lewis, Z. c. Stringer,
Z. {. Ray; leave Of absence, Rev. ID. Nj.
harshman. Rev. L. B. Caldwell, E. Il.
Pond. After receiving visiting ministers
reports from various churches and home
missions were read, and vote of thanks
passed by the presbytery for the good work
that had been done. DR.. Stryker, of the
committee on foreign missions, presented
an interesting report in regard to this work.
Kew. r. T. MacIaren, of the Central church,
ST. Paul, followed with a few
remarks upon the necessity of rich
men giving portion of their
cussion ensued as to whether the money
raised by the ladies Went into the general
board fund or was a special fund by itself,
but the matter was laid over. The follow
ing congregations were admitted to repre-
sentation: Manchester, Rush City and
Stewart chapel, of Minneapolis. Rev. j.
2. DySart, of the committee on education,
made short report, showing what had
been done in some directions. Rev. E. V.
Campbell made q report on publication.
Rev. d. L. Wells. chairman of the commit
tee Oh church erection, stated that there
had been given for that cause 81, 043. 90, con-
siderable more than the previous year. All
the churches IN the preSbytery, the speaker
said. had done much better than at any
previous time. The following reports were
-, ial ,lNr-tn, Il
journed until o'clock. Church relief,
Rev. j. B. Donaldson; freedmen. Rev.
James Rodgers; aid to colleges, r. F. SAM
pie; temperance, Martin B. Lewis; foreign
population. Rev. John Woods; benetcence,
Rev. Joseph Lanman; Sunday school, Rev.
c. c. Herri0tt.
At the opening of the afternoon session
Rev. j. B. Donaldson rendered his resigna-
ton of his paStOrate at Hastings. He will
take charge of the Lake Park church and
devote more time to his paper, the North
western Presbyterian, in this city. G. M.
Campbell, A. w. Ringland and E. V.
Campbell were elected delegates to the
general assembly, which meets at Omaha,
Neb., III May. Alternates were selected as
follows: Joseph Lanman, j. B. ID onald-
son and Rev. Anderson, of st.
Paul. William NJ. Tenney, James
Paul, were nominated for elders to attend
the convention. Objection was made to
some of these nominations on the ground
that the delegates should be selected from
outside the city. Mr.. Horn then withdrew
and the following nominations were made
in addition to those already made: B. T.
Jennis, of Willmar: A. B. Robbins. of Mer-
riam Park: E. c. Stringer, Of Hastings,
and J. N. Hawthorne, of st. CroiX Falls.
On ballot being taken Messrs. Tenney
Brodie and Robbins were elected delegates
and JenniS, Stringer and Hawthorne alter
mates. IS
Resolutions on the death Of DR.. Carroll,
Dr.. McFetridge and Charles P. Emerson
were drawn I'D by a committee and adopted
by the preSbytery. The board of home
missions reported in favor of giving the
church at Cloquet $500. at Shakopee $500,
Franklin avenue $500, Shiloh $500. Rev.
Mr.. Cochran objected to leaving out the
church at Eden Prairie, as he did not
think it right to aid one church and slight
another when both were in bad condition.
He hoped, therefore, that the report would
not be adopted until Eden Prairie came in
for her share of aid. An animated dis
cussion ensued. after which the clerk was
instructed to cast a ballot allowing the APP
preparation. Rev. Mr.. Marshman accepted
a call to take charge of the church at
Shakopee, MINI.
THE FIRST CHURCH TROUBLE.
1t was after 8 o'clock when the old trouble
Of the First church at st. Paul was taken
up. The report of the commission having
the matter in charge was read, and stated
that the presbytery could take no action on
the matter until the complaints in the case
had been decided by higher courts of the
church-the synod of Minnesota. Dr. r.
a. McCurdy took the floor and made a
short speech, in which he said that
he favored the settling of the matter at as
early date as possible. as it was decidedly
dangerous to let it run on. He hoped,
therefore that the report of the commission
would be accepted, and that there would
be no discussion. Rev. Mr.. Edwards took
exceptions to the remarks made by DR.. Nc
Curdy. saying that it was simply FOLLY to
do nothing in the matter. as the expenses of
the First church were going on all the time,
just as though the church was open and in
running order. II the matter was laid over
until the case could be decided by the
higher courts it would only bring scandal
upon the church and inlure the cause of
Christ. DR.. Christie said he believed
that the commission should be Instructed
to enjOin the members of the First church
from prosecuting the civil suit now in the
courts, to compel the reopenng OF the
church and holding services there. Henry
J. Horn of ST. Paul, held that the persons
bringing the civil suit had perfect right to
Go so. as they had all interest in the prop
erty as members of the church. and no one
had right to debar them from worshiping
there. The courts had postponed the civil
suit for the reason that it was stated, to
them that the presbytery would take some
definite action in the matter. In view
of the report made by the commission
having the matter in hand, he did not think
it wise to continue the discussion of the
matter as it would only lead to contention
and ill-feeling. DR.. Christie again reiter-
ated that he wanted the parties bringing
the civil suit enjoined from taking any fur
Their action until after the higher courts act
upon the matter. If this could not be done
he implored the presbytery not to accept
the report of the commission. Mr.. Howe
responded that the commission had not the
power to restrain the parties from continu-
ing the civil suit. Prof. KiehIe wanted to
know if the parties would promise not to
take any further action if the report
was accepted. DR.. McCurdy responded
that ne did not know, as he
never had had any conversation with them
in regard to the matter Rev. MI. Ring
land held that the commission had no right
to put such conditions upon any parties who
were bringing the suit. DR.. Christie held that
ii the persons did not comply with the re-
quest of the commission they could be cut
Off from communion, and then as they bad
no standing in the church they could not
continue their civil suit. a motion to lay
the report and the whole matter Oh the
table was lost. DR.. West then, took the
floor. and said that the defendants in the
Snit Were resistinr condensation anthorit,r